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Anton Reicha
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Anton Reicha, born Antonín Josef Rejcha in Prague, was a composer, writer, musicologist, and pedagogue associated with the classical music movement. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Bohemia and France. Reicha studied under Josef Reicha, Antonio Salieri, and Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, and was educated at the University of Bonn. His professional career included employment at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he taught students such as Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Napoléon Henri Reber, and Narcisse Girard. He was also a member of the Académie des beaux-arts.
Reicha’s work focused on the field of fugue, with compositions in the genres of opera and symphony. Notable works include *Cours de composition musicale*, *Trattato della melodia*, *Corso di composizione musicale*, and *Sinfonica for Four Flutes, Op. 12*. He died in Paris on May 28, 1836, and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1770
- Died
- 1836
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Notes sur Antoine-Joseph Reicha
- Cours de composition musicale
- Trattato della melodia
- Vollständiges Lehrbuch der musikalischen Composition, oder, Ausführliche und erschöpfende Abhandlung über die Harmonie (den Generalbass)
- Corso di composizione musicale
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1770
- Active to
- 1836
Discography
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 10 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 1 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 2 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 3 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 4 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 5 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 6 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 7 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 8 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
- Sämtliche Bläserquintette, Volume 9 (Albert Schweitzer Quintett)1987
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 669
- Total plays
- 10,007
Tags
Anton (or Antonin or Antoine) Reicha (or Rejcha) (February 26, 1770 – May 28, 1836) was a Czech-born naturalized French composer, a flautist in his youth, and an influential theorist. He is best known today for his substantial early contribution to the wind quintet literature, as well as early experiments with irregular time signatures. Reicha was born in Prague in 1770. He received early musical training from his uncle, Josef Reicha, a virtuoso cellist[1]. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/An
Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- University of Bonn
- Employer
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Award
- Legion of Honour
- Student of
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
- Field of work
- fugue
- Genre
- symphony
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- flute
- Image
- Reicha.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anton Reicha
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- date of birth
- 1770-02-26
- date of death
- 1836-05-28
- birth name
- Antonín Josef Rejcha
- Commons gallery
- Anton Reicha
- name in native language
- Antonín Josef Rejcha
- start of work period
- 1800-00-00
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Anton Reicha
- Commons Creator page
- Anton Reicha
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Anton Reicha, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana